'Ah, crap…'
The Shadow Lantern was a Divine Memory, but it had always been subtle and understated. Usually, nothing flashy really happened when Sunny opened its gate — in fact, nothing happened at all. It was on him to either command or coax shadows into entering or call them back from the other side.
That was not what was transpiring at the moment, though.
As soon as the Gate of Shadow opened, a strange ripple spread through the void chamber, and the blinding radiance of the immolating star imprisoned in its center seemed to dim a little.
A powerful pull descended upon the shadows, drawing them toward the Shadow Lantern, which drifted away from Sunny in the weightlessness while spinning slowly.
Then, the Shadow Lantern suddenly froze in place, rooting itself into the world like a pillar of existence.
That was when the trouble started.
Everything seemed to stand still for a moment, and then the world quaked.
'What the…'
Sunny lost his balance and fell to his knees.
